Inside Higher Ed Standardization in Online Education Accreditor’s rejection of Scottsdale Community College’s proposed expansion suggests that consistency and mandated faculty training could become a focus for quality control in online learning. By Ashley A. Smith September 15, 2017 A regional accreditor recently denied an Arizona community college’s bid to increase its […]
Duane Morris ALERTS AND UPDATES Schools Must Adhere to Cybersecurity Regulations or Risk Losing Title IV Eligibility September 14, 2017 The Department of Education has taken several actions that make it abundantly clear that Title IV schools must comply with cybersecurity regulations, including the GLBA and Safeguards Rule. The Equifax data […]
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain September 14, 2017 The Obama administration last December decided to terminate federal recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, due largely to the controversial national accreditor’s oversight of Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute. The move set off a flurry among the roughly 270 colleges […]
Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain September 12, 2017 Delta Career Education Corporation, a privately held for-profit college company, is phasing out seven of its campuses. The company blamed the move on the unclear fate of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a national accrediting agency which the Obama administration in […]
Education Week People Are Putting Less Faith in Four-Year College Degrees, Poll Finds By Catherine Gewertz on September 7, 2017 3:48 PM | Americans are increasingly doubting the value of a four-year college degree, according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Thursday. The poll still tilts in favor of the bachelor’s degree, but […]
The Hill How adults can compete for ‘new-collar’ jobs BY KEVIN JOHNSON, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 09/09/17 10:00 AM It wasn’t so long ago that people with a high-school diploma, a good work ethic, and a strong body could build solid, middle-class careers in blue-collar jobs like manufacturing and construction. That’s no […]
Bloomberg DeVos Tells CFPB to Back Off on Student Loans The agency has survived the Trump presidency so far. Will the Education Department be the one to kneecap it? By Shahien Nasiripour September 8, 2017, 8:41 AM PDT When federal policymakers killed banks’ ability to make government-backed student loans, David […]
Inside Higher Ed By Andrew Kreighbaum September 11, 2017 A Senate appropriations package approved last week would restore Pell Grant eligibility for defrauded borrowers, among other boosts to financial aid and college readiness programs. The appropriations committee voted last week to approve the bill, which most notably boosted the maximum value of […]
Inside Higher Ed Extension for ACICS Colleges in Senate Funding Bill By Paul Fain September 11, 2017 A U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations on Thursday approved a funding bill that includes an 18-month extension for colleges that are overseen by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to find a new accreditor. […]
Inside Higher Ed The Accreditation Race Arkansas’s new public online university chooses national accreditor over its regional agency, raising questions about pace, prestige and the state of quality assurance. By Lindsay McKenzie September 8, 2017 When the University of Arkansas System envisioned creating the online-only institution eVersity in 2014, it planned […]